Post-translational modifications (PTM) involve enzyme-mediated covalent addition of
functional groups to proteins during or after synthesis. These modifications greatly increase …

Most proteins receive an acetyl group at the N terminus while in their nascency as the result
of modification by co-translationally acting N-terminal acetyltransferases (NATs). The N …

N-terminal acetylation (NTA) is one of the most widespread protein modifications, which
occurs on most eukaryotic proteins, but is significantly less common on bacterial and …

The implications of the existence of different actins expressed in epithelial cells for network
mechanics and dynamics is investigated by microrheology and confocal imaging. γ-actin …

Actin is the most abundant protein in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells and interacts with
hundreds of proteins to perform essential functions, including cell motility and cytokinesis …

Over the past decade, metal complexes based on N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have
attracted great attention due to their wide and exciting applications in material sciences and …

Profilin is a ubiquitously expressed protein well known as a key regulator of actin
polymerisation. The actin cytoskeleton is involved in almost all cellular processes including …

In vitro reconstitution assays using purified actin have greatly improved our understanding of
cytoskeletal dynamics and their regulation by actin-binding proteins. However, early …

The cytoskeleton plays important roles in many essential processes at the cellular and
organismal levels, including cell migration and motility, cell division, and the establishment …

The origin of the eukaryotic cell is one of the greatest mysteries in modern biology.
Eukaryotic-wide specific biological processes arose in the lost ancestors of eukaryotes …